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US 12,612,730 · App. 18/090,509 · Granted Apr 28, 2026

Biobased water repellent auxiliary and method of manufacturing the same

Inventors: Min-Yan Dong (Hsinchu City, TW); Yu-Ting Chen (Taoyuan City, TW); Albert Wan (Hsinchu City, TW)
Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
D06M15/564C08G18/06C08G18/10C08G18/348C08G18/722C08G18/724C08G18/73C08G18/735C08G18/755C08G18/0847C08G18/0852D10B2401/022
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Patent No.
US 12,612,730
App. No.
18/090,509
Granted
Apr 28, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A biobased water repellent auxiliary agent and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The biobased water repellent auxiliary agent includes a molecular complex composed of a polyurethane (PU) dendrimer and a water-based polyurethane dispersion (PUD). The PU dendrimer is formed by polymerizing a trifunctional-group-containing biobased material and an aliphatic linear isocyanate. The water-based PUD includes a monomer derived from the trifunctional-group-containing biobased material, a monomer derived from a cyclic isocyanate, and a monomer derived from a hydrophilic compound. The molecular complex is formed by copolymerizing the PU dendrimer, the trifunctional-group-containing biobased material, the cyclic isocyanate, and the hydrophilic compound.

Claims (23)

1 . A biobased water repellent auxiliary agent, comprising:

a molecular complex composed of a polyurethane dendrimer and a water-based polyurethane dispersion, wherein

the polyurethane dendrimer is formed by polymerizing a trifunctional-group-containing biobased material and an aliphatic linear isocyanate,

the water-based polyurethane dispersion comprises the trifunctional-group-containing biobased material, a cyclic isocyanate, and a hydrophilic compound, and

the molecular complex is formed by copolymerizing the polyurethane dendrimer with the trifunctional-group-containing biobased material, the cyclic isocyanate and the hydrophilic compound.

2 . The biobased water repellent auxiliary agent of claim 1 , wherein the trifunctional-group-containing biobased material comprises castor oil.

3 . The biobased water repellent auxiliary agent of claim 1 , wherein the aliphatic linear isocyanate is selected from the group consisting of hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI), pentamethylene diisocyanate (PDI), L-lysine diisocyanate (LDI) and a combination thereof.

4 . The biobased water repellent auxiliary agent of claim 1 , wherein the cyclic isocyanate is selected from the group consisting of isophorone diisocyanate (IPDI), 4,4′-diisocyanato dicyclohexylmethane (HMDI) and a combination thereof.

5 . The biobased water repellent auxiliary agent of claim 1 , wherein the hydrophilic compound comprises at least two hydroxyl groups and at least one carboxyl group.

6 . The biobased water repellent auxiliary agent of claim 5 , wherein the hydrophilic compound is selected from the group consisting of glyceric acid, dimethylol propionic acid (DMPA), dimethylol butyric acid (DMBA) and a combination thereof.

7 . The biobased water repellent auxiliary agent of claim 1 , wherein the biobased water repellent auxiliary comprises 5 to 12 wt % of the polyurethane dendrimer, 15 to 30 wt % of the water-based polyurethane dispersion, and the rest is water.

8 . A method of manufacturing a biobased water repellent auxiliary agent, comprising:

a first step of polymerizing a trifunctional-group-containing biobased material with an aliphatic linear isocyanate to form a polyurethane dendrimer; and

a second step of copolymerizing the polyurethane dendrimer with the trifunctional-group-containing biobased material, a cyclic isocyanate and a hydrophilic compound.

9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein in the first step, a weight ratio of the trifunctional-group-containing biobased material to the aliphatic linear isocyanate is 3:1 to 6:1, or 7.05:1.

10 . The method of claim 8 , wherein in the second step, a weight ratio of the trifunctional-group-containing biobased material to the cyclic isocyanate is 1:0.5 to 1:2, or 1:2.16.

11 . The method of claim 8 , wherein in the second step, a weight ratio of the trifunctional-group-containing biobased material to the hydrophilic compound is 1:0.5 to 1:3.

12 . The method of claim 8 , wherein in the second step, a weight ratio of the trifunctional-group-containing biobased material to the polyurethane dendrimer is 1:0.5 to 1:4.

13 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the trifunctional-group-containing biobased material comprises castor oil.

14 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the aliphatic linear isocyanate is selected from the group consisting of hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI), pentamethylene diisocyanate (PDI), L-lysine diisocyanate (LDI) and a combination thereof.

15 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the cyclic isocyanate is selected from the group consisting of isophorone diisocyanate (IPDI), 4,4′-diisocyanato dicyclohexylmethane (HMDI) and a combination thereof.

16 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the hydrophilic compound comprises at least two hydroxyl groups and at least one carboxyl group.

17 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the hydrophilic compound is selected from the group consisting of glyceric acid, dimethylol propionic acid (DMPA), dimethylol butyric acid (DMBA), and a combination thereof.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 5, 2023
From: DONG, MIN-YAN; CHEN, YU-TING; WAN, ALBERT
To: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Reel/Frame 062289/0405 →
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